The way families worked as a social structure are fast changing in India. Earlier it was all about being dependent on the one or two males in the family, that had travelled outside and possessed the know-how and street smartness to make a successful trip.
Today however, with the improvement of technology, there has been a role reversal of sorts and it is the millennials of the family that are taking an active role in making sure that the whole trip is well planned out and comfortable. But how did this happen? Let’s take a look –
1. More internet savvy = more savings
It is needless to say that millennials are more internet savvy and that is making them the flagbearer of savings on family holidays. Gone are the days when patriarchs of the family would request hotel owners and agencies to give them a better deal because they needed more rooms and were staying longer than the rest of the guests.
Today, youngsters get online, compare websites, make calls to the best travel agencies in Kolkata and within minutes, a fully planned trip with complete itinerary is on the table in matter of minutes. What’s more, one can even see the significant savings made. In the age of the internet, knowledge is power!
2. Collective intelligence is better
With globalization in families all over the world, people around are moving out of cities to live and work in others. In today’s middle-class Indian family, there is always one child who has relocated to study or work in search for better opportunities to a new city.
Moving out of this comfort zone and building a new life in an alien place builds personality and street smartness that come into play during family travel. From knowing the local nooks and crannies to going beyond the barriers of native language, these new age group of travellers are dictating the new terms of family travel!
3. Information gathering from travel blogs = more accessible
Travel influencers and famous travel agencies in Kolkata are writing valuable and informative blogs on lesser travelled places abroad. Millennials are picking up tons of useful information from these sources.
Take Eastern European travel for instance – two decades ago, there would be loads of considerations to make, because not many people went there for leisure travelling. However, today middle-class Indian families do not fret about such things even if no one from the family has ever been there. Thanks to their young members and travel agencies, everything is planned and safe!
These are the 3 ways in which modern social family dynamics is changing the way they travel. It is becoming a lot safer and easier – and that is good for the wanderer in all of us.
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